Mountain Province Appoints Vice President Diamond Marketing
October 19, 15
(IDEX Online News) – Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. has appointed Reid Mackie to the position of vice president Diamond Marketing.
Mackie was formerly manager of Sales and Marketing for Argyle Pink Diamonds at Rio Tinto where he was responsible for the pricing and sales of all Argyle pink polished diamonds including the Argyle pink diamond tender.
Previously, he held the role of Senior Executive Trader in Antwerp for Rio Tinto. During his tenure, he was responsible for the valuation and sales of rough diamonds from the Diavik, Argyle, Murowa, Ellendale and Merlin diamond mines.
“We welcome Reid to Mountain Province at a very exciting time for the company as we begin to prepare for the first sales of diamonds from the Gahcho Kué diamond mine,” said Mountain Province president and CEO Patrick Evans.
“His considerable experience in taking new mine production to the market will benefit Mountain Province greatly as we seek to maximise revenue from our share of the Gahcho Kué production.”
Mountain Province Diamonds is a 49-percent participant with De Beers Canada in the Gahcho Kué diamond mine located in Canada's Northwest Territories.